

You can do this quickly by closing anything that's open on your taskbar. This frees up resources that your computer can further dedicate to the game. When you're playing a game, especially demanding modern titles, it's a good idea to close other processes that you don't need. In addition to letting you know when a new update is available, they give you access to more tweaks and features. You can download these on the driver pages above, which we recommend doing. Instead of downloading drivers manually, Nvidia and AMD both offer software utilities that make downloading the latest drivers easy. If you play on integrated graphics, run Intel's driver update tool (though remember that using integrated graphics will severely limit gaming performance). To update your graphics driver, visit Nvidia's driver page or AMD's driver page, depending on what graphics card you have.

While the chipset driver is an important one, keeping your graphics driver updated is vital for reliable FPS in games. Running out-of-date drivers, especially your video drivers, can hamper gaming performance.įollow our guide to finding and replacing outdated drivers to make sure everything on your system is current.

Average PC users don't usually need to worry about updating them, but it's a different story for gamers. Drivers are special pieces of software that handle the interface between your computer and connected hardware.
